Although I have dishes stashed in every corner of the house and truly do not need any more, I have fallen victim to the Lure of the New and have purchased eight new plates. My daughter-in-law introduced me to the East Fork line of pottery when she married my son. They make simple, unpretentious dishes in a revolving range of alluring colors. This chocolate brown is a recent addition to their line called Molasses. Made in the US (one of the Carolinas, I think), their shapes and glazes are smooth and satisfying to touch. They are quite expensive and I had successfully resisted any purchases for myself until East Fork opened a pop-up store in Seattle and hired my daughter-in-law to work for them for a week. She got a fifty percent discount, which dealt a killing blow to my resolve. Having made the leap and spent the money I then was engulfed with second thoughts and self doubts. In truth, East Fork pottery colors look best in combination with each other and I couldn't justify buying more than one. Why this color and not one of the other more lively ones? Where will I put them? Are these dishes going to add substantially to my table setting possibilities or just clutter up my house? What do I have that will go with them? It is this last question that holds the secret to the splurge. They are different from anything that I have and so making new settings will require all the fun and more than fun of rooting through my linen collections and scrolling through new fabrics, envisioning the tables I can bring together. I never get tired of this.